SPA 104: Intermediate SPANISH II
FALL 2014
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE:
OFFICE HOURS:
SPA104 - COURSE SCHEDULE
FALL 2014
Dates
WednesdaySeptember 3
FridaySeptember 5
Lesson
Topics
Course overview
Syllabus
MySpanishLab
Introduction to the course
Overview of Syllabus &
My Spanish Lab
Placement questionnaire
Syllabus
Review of the present tense
¡Conectémonos! Vocabulary
WEEK #2
Discussing social networks
and their impact on
society
Activities with the
present tense
Homework (due by
11:59 p.m. before the
next class)
Print syllabus from
Website & read
in detail
Review sheet
Study the present
tense, pages 8-10
¡Conectémonos!
Vocabulario,
páginas 2-5
Review sheet
Videoblog: El
proyecto de
Mauricio, video on
MSL and pages 113114
Study the
subjunctive,
páginas 90-92
Somos lo que somos
vocabulary pages
138-141
Think about the
questions on page
25 to prepare for the
writing workshop
MondaySeptember 8
WednesdaySeptember 10
FridaySeptember 12
• Videoblog: El proyecto de
Mauricio
Taller de escritura: Tu
página personal
Review of the subjunctive
Somos lo que somos
vocabulary, primera parte
Vas a escribir una página
personal para una red
social.
Review of the subjunctive
Talking about personality &
routines
• Somos lo que somos vocabulary,
st
1 part
Reflexive constructions
Reciprocal actions
CONT. Talking about
personality & routines
Constructions where the
subject performs and
receives the actions
Expressing reciprocal
actions
• CONT. Reflexive constructions / • Cont. Constructions
Reciprocal
where the subject
actions
performs and receives the
• Quiz 1
actions / Expressing
• Imágenes: Las dos Fridas
reciprocal actions
Quiz 1
Image activities
Study pages
146-148
Study for Quiz
#1:
Imágenes: Las dos
Fridas, (reading and
activities 4-46 &
4-47, page 165
MSL
Study pages: second
section of
vocabulary
154-155; Present
perfect
159-160
Tarea # 1
MSL
WEEK #3
MondaySeptember 15
WednesdaySeptember 17
Talking about styles of
communication &
relationships with friends
& family
Talking about what has
happened
• CONT. Somos lo que somos
• CONT. Talking about styles
vocabulary, segunda parte
of communication &
CONT. Present perfect indicative
relationships with friends
& subjunctive
& family
Future perfect &
CONT.Talking about
pluperfect tenses
what has happened
Making predictions &
describing what has
happened before, or will
have happened by
sometime in the future
Somos lo que somos vocabulary,
nd
2
part
Present perfect indicative &
subjunctive
Study Future perfect
and Pluperfect pages
162-163
MSL
Tarea # 2
Reading: Julia
de Burgos pages
166-167
MSL
FridaySeptember 19
• CONT. Future perfect
&
pluperfect
tenses
A leer: A Julia de Burgos
CONT. Making
predictions & describing
what has happened
before, or will have
happened by sometime
in the future
Activities with the
reading: A Julia de
Burgos
Videoblog: Los
tatuajes y la
expression
personal,video on
MSL and
page 151
Reading:
Comparaciones
pages 152
MSL
WEEK #4
MondaySeptember 22
WednesdaySeptember 24
FridaySeptember 26
Videoblog: Los tatuajes y
la expression personal
Reading: Comparaciones: La
expresión personal y la
movida madrileña
Quiz #2
Writing workshop
Review of preterit and imperfect
Preterit vs. Imperfect
st
Todos somos uno vocabulary, 1
part
Video activities
Reading activities
Quiz#2
Un perfil, post writing
activities
Activities with the preterit
and imperfect tenses
Study for Quiz
#2:
Prepare for writing
activity by writing
your profile, page
169
MSL
Review the
preterit and
imperfect tenses,
pages
34-46, 54-57,
213
Study pages: first
section of
vocabulary pages
206-209;
MSL
st
Study pages: 1 part
of vocabulary 206209; Hacer and
Desde in time
expression pages
217-218
MSL
WEEK # 5
•
CONT. Todos somos
st
uno vocabulary, 1
part
Hacer and desde in
time expressions
MondaySeptember 29
•
•
CONT. Todos somos
st
uno vocabulary, 1
part
CONT. Hacer and desde in
time expressions
Videoblog: La identitad
cultural y lingüística
Wednesday
- October 1
Writing Sample # 1
Ritmos, Bandera de manos
FridayOctober
3
CONT. Discussing changes
in attitudes toward race,
ethnicity, gender,
language, and religion
Comparing the past with
the present
Expressing how long an
action has been going on
& how long ago an action
happened.
Continue reviewing
vocabulary and grammar
Video activities
Writing Sample #1
Song activities
Tarea # 3:
Continue studying
vocabulary and
grammar
Videoblog: La
identitad cultural y
lingüística,video
on MSL and
page 221
MSL
Tarea # 4:
Prepare for
Writing sample
1, directions
will be given by
instructor
Ritmos page
223
MSL
nd
Study pages: 2
part of vocabulary
pages 224-225; Por
and Para pages 229231;
Uses of se with
impersonal and
passive
constructions page
236
MSL
WEEK #6
MondayOctober
6
2
Todos somos uno vocabulary,
nd
part
Por and para
Uses of se with impersonal
and passive constructions
Wednesday
- October 8
2
Discussing race, gender,
and cultural identity
Answering the questions
why? And What for?
Sharing ideas that promote
positive behavior
Expressing ideas without
attributing them to
anyone
Todos somos uno vocabulary,
nd
part
Por and para
Uses of se with impersonal
and passive constructions
Reading: Tú me quieres blanca
(Alfonsina Storni)
Review for exam # 1
Continue with vocabulary
and grammar
Reading activities
Review for exam #1
Continue studying
vocabulary and
grammar
Reading: Tú me
quieres blanca
(Alfonsina Storni)
pages
240-242
MSL
Study for exam
MSL
FridayOctober 10
EXAM #1: preliminary, 4 & 6
st
Study pages: 1
part of vocabulary
pages
246-249;
Imperfect
subjunctive pages
253-254
MSL
EXAM #1: preliminary, 4
&6
WEEK #7
MondayOctober 13
WednesdayOctober 15
NO CLASSCOLUMBUS DAY
Cuerpo sano, mente sana
st
vocabulary, 1 part
Imperfect subjunctive
•
•
Talking about foods &
their preparation
Describing food & family
traditions
Using the subjunctive
when the point of
reference is in the past
•
Continue studying
vocabulary
and grammar
• Videoblog: Delicioso,
fresco y
saludable,video
on MSL and page
257
• Tarea # 5
•
FridayOctober 17
• CONT. Cuerpo sano, mente
st
sana vocabulary, 1 part
• CONT. Imperfect
• Videoblog: Delicioso, fresco y
saludable
•
•
Continue with
vocabulary and
grammar
Video activities
•
•
MSL
nd
Study pages: 2
part
of vocabulary pages
260-261; Conditional
pages 267-268; The
indicative or
subjunctive in si
clauses pages 270271
MSL
WEEK #8
MondayOctober 20
Cuerpo sano, mente sana
nd
vocabulary, 2
part
Conditional
The indicative or subjunctive en si
clauses
Talking about nutrition
and health
Expressing what you
would do or would have
done
Discussing hypothetical
situations
Continue
studying
vocabulary and
grammar
Study for QUIZ # 3:
Imperfect
subjunctive
MSL
WednesdayOctober 22
QUIZ # 3: : Imperfect Subjunctive
CONT. Cuerpo sano, mente
nd
sana vocabulary, 2
part
CONT. Conditional
CONT. The indicative or
subjunctive en si clauses
FridayOctober 24
Repaso: present subjunctive or
indicative
with
adjective
clauses
Repaso: Tú commands
Ritmos: Ojalá que llueva
café
Ritmos: Ojalá que llueva
café and page 259.
Quiz 3
Repaso: present
subjunctive or
Continue with vocabulary and
indicative with
grammar
adjective
clauses pages
178-179;
Repaso: Tú
commands
pages 196-197
Tarea # 6
MSL
st
• Study pages: 1 part of
Using the present
vocabulary
pages
subjunctive or indicative
284-287; Pluperfect
with adjective clauses
subjunctive pages
Giving informal
292-293;
commands
Conditional perfect
Video activities
and si clauses in the
past pages 295-296
MSL
WEEK #9
MondayOctober 27
WednesdayOctober 29
Buscándonos la vida
st
vocabulary, 1 part
Pluperfect subjunctive
 CONT. Buscándonos la vida
vocabulary, 1st part
 CONT. Pluperfect subjunctive
 Conditional perfect and si
clauses in the past
• Repaso: Si clauses
• Repaso: Subjunctive &
indicative with adverbial
clauses
• Oral assessment (in class
preparation)
Discussing career choices
and the interview process
Understanding the training
and skills required for
different careers and
professions
Talking about past
actions and events
 Continue with vocabulary
and grammar from the
previous class
 Reporting on hypothetical
events and conditions in the
past
Oral assessment (in class
preparation)
Continue
studying
vocabulary and
gramar
Tarea # 7
MSL
• Repaso: Si clauses
pages 279-271;
Repaso: Subjunctive &
indicative with
adverbial clauses
pages 181-182
 Work on oral
assessment projects
 MSL
FridayOctober 31
 CONT. Reporting on
hypothetical events and
conditions in the past
• Repaso: Discussing
hypothetical situations
• Repaso: Using the
subjunctive is adverbial
clauses
• Oral assessment (in
class preparation)
• CONT. Conditional perfect
and si clauses in the past
• Repaso: Si clauses
• Repaso: Subjunctive &
indicative with adverbial
clauses
• Oral assessment (in class
preparation)
 Work on oral
assessment projects
 Study pages: 2nd part of
vocabulary pages 302303; The relative
pronouns que, quien,
and lo que, and the
relative adjective
cuyola(s) pages 309310; The relative
pronouns el/la cual
and los/las cuales
pages 314
 MSL
WEEK #10
Oral assessment
presentations
Oral assessment
presentations
MondayNovember 3
WednesdayNovember 5
Buscándonos la vida
nd
vocabulary, 2
part
The relative pronouns que,
quien, and lo que, and the
relative adjective cuyola(s)
The relative pronouns el/la
cual and los/las cuales
Videoblog: ¿Trabajar para
vivir or vivir para trabajar?
Talking about finances
Debating national and
international economic
issues
Expressing attitudes,
wishes, feelings,
emotions, and doubts
about past events
Clarifying information
Video activities
Tarea #8:
nd
Study pages: 2
part
of vocabulary pages
302303; The relative
pronouns que, quien,
and lo que, and the
relative adjective
cuyola(s) pages 309310; The relative
pronouns el/la cual
and los/las cuales
pages 314
Videoblog: ¿Trabajar
para vivir or vivir
para trabajar?,video
on
MSL and page 299
Continue
MSL
studying
vocabulary and
gramar
Reading: Fiebre de
Lotto (José O.
Alvarez) pages 318320
MSL
FridayNovember 7
CONT. Buscándonos la vida
nd
vocabulary, 2
part
CONT. The relative pronouns
que, quien, and lo que, and
the relative adjective
cuyola(s)
CONT. The relative
pronouns el/la cual and
los/las cuales
Reading: Fiebre de Lotto
(José O. Alvarez)
Continue with vocabulary
and grammar from the
previous class
Reading activities
Study for exam
MSL
WEEK #11
EXAM #2: Chapters 7 & 8
MondayNovember 10
WednesdayNovember 12
FridayNovember 14
EXAM #2: Chapters 7 &
8
Study pages: 1st part
of vocabulary pages
324-327; Uses of
definite and indefinite
articles pages 345347; Uses of the
infinitive and present
participle (gerund)
pages 349-350
Videoblog: Los juegos
olímpicos del 2012,
video on MSL and
page 337
MSL
NO CLASSTUESDAY CLASSES MEET
¡A pasarlo bien! vocabulary,
st
1 part
La guía del ocio
Uses of definite and indefinite
articles
Uses of the infinitive and
present participle (gerund)
Videoblog: Los juegos
olímpicos del 2012
Talking about what you
do for fun and leisure
Giving your opinion about
pastimes
Different uses of articles
Using the gerund
Video activities
Tarea # 9:
Study pages: 2nd part
of vocabulary pages
340-341; Uses of
definite and indefinite
articles pages 345347; Uses of the
infinitive and present
participle (gerund)
pages 349-350
Reading: Este
domingo (María
Milán) pages 354-356
MSL
WEEK #12
MondayNovember 17
WednesdayNovember 19
FridayNovember 21
¡A pasarlo bien! vocabulary,
nd
2
part
CONT. Uses of definite and
indefinite articles
CONT. Uses of the infinitive
and present participle
(gerund)
Reading: Este domingo (María
Milán)
Talking about what you
do for fun and leisure
Giving your opinion about
pastimes
Continue with grammar
from the previous class
Video activities
Quiz 4
st
Mañana es hoy vocabulary, 1
part
Se for unplanned events
Quiz 4
Talking about the 21st
Century, its
achievements and
challenges
Making excuses
Speculating about how life
will be in the future
CONT. Mañana es hoy
st
vocabulary, 1 part
CONT. Se for unplanned
events
The passive voice
Ritmos: Oleada (Julieta
Venegas)
Continue with grammar
from the previous class
Song activities
Study for quiz 4
Study pages: 1st
part of vocabulary
pages
360-363; Se for
unplanned events
pages 369-370;
The passive voice
page
381
MSL
Continue
studying
vocabulary and
gramar
Study pages: The
passive voice
page
381
Ritmos: Oleada
(Julieta Venegas)
page
375
MSL
nd
• Study pages: 2
part
of
vocabulary pages 376377; Verbs that
require a
preposition before
an infinitive pages
384-386
Videoblog: El futuro
de la educación,
video on MSL and
page 373
MSL
WEEK #13

MondayNovember 24
Mañana es hoy vocabulary,
2nd part
 Verbs that require a
preposition before an
infinitive
 Videoblog: El futuro de la
educación




Discussing scientific and
technological advances
of the 21st century
Expressing opinions about
the present and future
state of the world
Practicing with verbs
that require
prepositions
Video activities




Tarea # 10:
Continue
studying
vocabulary and
gramar
Comparaciones:
Atlantis y la
educación global
page 374
MSL
Cont.
that require prepositions
Video activities
WednesdayNovember 26

CONT. Mañana es hoy
vocabulary, 2nd part
 CONT. Verbs that require a
preposition before an
infinitive
• Comparaciones: Atlantis y la
educación global
 Continue with grammar
from the previous class
 Reading activities
Cont.
educación global page
374
MSL



FridayNovember 28

NO CLASSTHANKSGIVING BREAK
Continue
studying
vocabulary and
grammar
Reading: La
asamblea medica
(Adela Gonzáles
Frías) pages
390-392
MSL

WEEK #14
MondayDecember 1
WednesdayDecember 3


CONT. Mañana es hoy
completion of chapter
Reading: La asamblea
médica (Adela Gonzáles
Frías)
• Mañana es hoy, class debate
 Continue with grammar
from the previous class
 Reading and writing
activities

•
Mañana es hoy,
class debate



Prepare for debate
with group
members, page 372
MSL
Prepare for
Writing sample 2,
subject to prepare
for will be
announced by
instructor
MSL
FridayDecember 5

Writing sample # 2

Writing sample # 2
WEEK #15
MondayDecember 8

REPASO PARA EXAMEN
FINAL
Last day of
class
Final Exam
Date to be
announced
TuesdayDecember 9
Reading Day
WednesdayDecember 10
Reading Day

REPASO PARA EXAMEN
FINAL

MSL